ERIC Number: EJ437840
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Publication Date: 1991
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Toward an English Epicene Pronoun.
Hook, Donald D.
IRAL, v29 n4 p331-39 Nov 1991
The need for an ungendered singular form of the anaphoric pronoun in U.S. English is demonstrated, then an attempt is made to predict its phonological shape. Also discussed are current linguistic inclinations in this area, as well as obstacles to change in a grammatical category ordinarily unamenable to change. (35 References) (JL)
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Language: English
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